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Tool insert

US4997049A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 15, 1989
Grant dateMar 5, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 15, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T407/27
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A tool insert having a cemented carbide substrate with a recess formed in one end of the substrate and having an abrasive compact located in the recess and bonded to the substrate. The cemented carbide substrate has two ends joined by a side, and the recess formed in the substrate has a side and a base, with the side sloping inwards towards a center point of the base. The abrasive compact includes a top surface which provides a cutting surface or edge for the tool insert, a bottom surface which is complementary to the base of the recess, and a side surface which is complementary to the side of the recess.

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